Burlin White

Catcher/Manager

Born: February 5, 1895
Richmond, Virginia

Died: April 5, 1971 (aged 76)
Bedford, Massachusetts

Batted: Both

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut

1915, for the West Baden Sprudels

Last appearance

1933, for the Cuban Stars (East)

Teams

West Baden Sprudels (1915)
Chicago American Giants (1916–1917)
Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1917, 1923)
Madison Stars (1920)
New York Lincoln Giants (1920–1921, 1925)
Harrisburg Giants (1923)
Philadelphia Giants (1925–1928)
Wilmington Giants (1930)
Cuban Stars (East) (1933)

Burlin White (February 5, 1895 – April 5, 1971) was an American baseball catcher and manager in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1915 to 1933 with several teams. He later managed the Philadelphia Giants/Boston Royal Giants.^[1]

References

↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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